Fresh Yellow Tulip Flower Buds from China

Unopened fresh yellow tulip buds harvested for boutique floral arrangements and ornamental displays. These qualify under HTS 0603.19.01.45 as fresh cut tulip flower buds suitable for bouquets, aligning with chapter provisions for nursery and florist goods.

Duty Rate — China → United States

23.9%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

Import Tips

Use refrigerated shipping to maintain bud freshness; provide invoices detailing bud stage and count

Pitfall: misdeclaring as live plants leads to quarantine issues